The NEW 2011 F-Series Super Duty pickup arrives at Beechmont Ford in April offering customers an all-new diesel engine. With 735 ft.-lbs. of torque and 390 horsepower in the Ford-built 6.7-liter Power Stroke® diesel, the new Super Duty F-250 and F-350 lead the heavy duty pickup segment in towing, hauling and fuel efficiency.  In addition, the new F-450 and F-550 tow and haul even more weight.

Q: How is bringing the Power Stroke diesel in-house going to improve customer satisfaction with the engine?
A: Power Stroke is an established brand with approximately 3 million Power Stroke diesel trucks sold since its launch in 1998. The new 6.7-liter Power Stroke was designed, engineered and built by a dedicated Ford team that put the engine and its components through a severe testing regimen, both in the lab and on the road. These tests replicate the way our Super Duty customers drive and use their trucks. Customer satisfaction and third-party accolades for current Ford powertrains, including the company’s new EcoBoost and hybrid technology, provide added confidence in the new, Ford designed and built Power Stroke diesel.

Q: How stringent were the tests in the development of this new diesel engine?
A: The severe testing regimen includes 10.3 million miles of testing in the laboratory and on the road; extensive CAD and CAE testing prior to hardware tooling; thousands of hours in over-boosted, over-pressurized and overloaded conditions; 30 days running at maximum speed and boost; 2,600 engine starts at sub-zero temperatures; thermal shocking with alternating hot and frigid fluids; simulated 10-year use in arctic conditions; and field testing on torturous roads and courses. We also used data-driven analysis that incorporated warranty information, customer driving styles and road conditions.

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The new 2011 Ford Fiesta can give you dating advice.  Just watch.

Fiesta Movement opens Chapter Two.  AutoEvolution was the first blog to release the new information, so we felt it necessary to share their view on the latest installment of the Fiesta Movement.

The Ford Fiesta agents for Chapter Two have been released on the road.  The agents received their new 2011 Ford Fiestas earlier this week.  The format for Chapter Two is quite different than the original campaign.  Nonetheless, this campaign should impress and continue Ford Motor Company’s dominance on the social media stage.  Check out the first video we found from the first team to release information on Chapter Two, Team Dallas.

Ford Fiesta Movement Team Boston finally released their first video.  Hopefully, the remaining teams will release their videos next week.

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Does anyone know where to obtain Ford Fiesta parts?

The Technician, the Student Voice of Kettering University, published an opinion piece on the 2010 North American International Auto Show.  The piece was written very well, especially giving an unbiased and factually based view of the features of the B cars shown at the show.  Unfortunately, the writer did not share his thoughts on the B cars, especially the 2011 Ford Fiesta, and the 2012 Ford Focus.  Providing his opinion and insight would have been excellent because the B cars were built for his generation.  Nonetheless, read the article.

Lavell’s Ford Fiesta Movement Chapter 2 Contest Video.  Potential applicant for Ford Fiesta Movement 2: The Commercial.  Check out Lavell’s application video.

Commercial for the Ford Fiesta in India… Wow!  The Ford Fiesta is definitely a global car.

Kyle Rohde, Ford Fiesta Agent candidate by day and B2B Marketing/Advertising Agency Executive by night, is anxiously awaiting his Ford Fiesta agent acceptance from Ford.  Does anyone know where the letter/text/email/tweet from Ford is?  We think Ford needs to manage his expectations better.

Ken Block, driving the #43 Ford Fiesta rally car, will attempt a fifth consecutive win at the 100 Acre Wood Rally.  Watch him train in the back woods.

May 15, 2010, all three groups will raise money for Glen Este High School by permitting individuals to test drive various Ford vehicles.  Drive One 4 UR School will provide Glen Este High School with a large line-up of new Ford vehicles for parents and teenagers (over the age of eighteen) to test drive throughout the local area.  The 2011 Ford Fiesta will be available for test drives, along with the award-winning Fusion, the economical Focus, the 33 year running truck champion F-150 and the stylish Ford Flex.

Brittany Iredale, our Ford Fiesta Specialist, Internet marketing guru and Glen Este alum, provides a brief overview of the program below.

Block May 15, 2010 on your calendars and help support Glen Este High School.  For every test drive for a family, the school receives $20!

See you May 15!

Many customers compliment our owner, Lorinn Williams, for her ability to consistently produce wonderful commercials.  From her pose, to her clear speech, to her warmth, our customers continuously ask us, “How does she do it?”  Many times we respond, “She is just that good.”  (Honestly, Lorinn is a great owner).

In response to many requests from our customers, we felt the need to share with you a few “behind-the-scenes” clips of a recent commercial taping.  The commercial taping is the new Cincinnati Auto Expo show commercial released this week on our local television stations, our Facebook Fan Page and Youtube channel.  The three videos below will give you a brief idea of how the commercials are created and the admirable behind the scenes work involved in presenting the Ford vehicles.  Sit back, relax and enjoy the commercials.  Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

Ford Motor Company has released an extra $1,000 customer bonus cash on behalf of the Cincinnati Auto Expo.  This is a great addition to the already competitively priced Ford vehicles line-up.  Whether you are interested in an economically efficient 2010 Ford Focus, a Motor Trend award winning 2010 Ford Fusion, a re-designed 2010 Ford Taurus, the best in class 2010 Ford Flex, the 33 year sales leading champion 2010 Ford F-150 or any of our other phenomenal vehicles, you can view them at the Auto Show and pick it up from Beechmont Ford.

DUB’s Ford Fiesta.  Enough said.

GetWellGamers.org and the Ford Fiesta Movement team up for Social Activism month with a great donation to Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center.

The 2010 Chicago Auto Show reviews the 2011 Ford Fiesta.  Check out the nice pretty red-striped Fiesta in the story.

The American (Snubbed Nose) Ford Fiesta versus the European (Long Nose) Ford Fiesta.

Derek DeAngelis hosts another show of Fast Lane Daily.  This edition highlights the new Ford Fiesta S2000 Rally Car manufactured by Noble Automotive.  This car looks like a serious rally car challenger.  Check out the video.

Jeff Bulla shares the 7 Secrets to Ford’s Social Media Marketing Success.  Really, they are not secrets.  They are merely good, solid and consistent social media marketing practices.

The 2011 Ford Fiesta can be ordered at Beechmont Ford now!  Yes, the wait is over.  However, if you cannot travel to Beechmont Ford.  Feel free to order from Beechmont Ford online or by text message.  (Yes, text message)  Richard Read shares how the 2011 Ford Fiesta Comes With Free Sync When you Reserve Online or By Text.

JungleBoy Productions provides the mission.  Should you choose to accept it then live 24 hours without technology and just a 2011 Ford Fiesta, a 2011 Ford Fiesta t-shirt and a camera.